Heavy Practice Mute for Violin or Viola - Metal

About This Item

Maximum muting and clearest tone. Ideal for practicing in apartments of late at night (especially for difficult passages!) Best quality chrome-plated machine brass.

What Should I Look For in a Mute?All string players should have at least one mute, and there are three important factors to consider. First and foremost, ease of use. How quickly can the mute be put in place or removed? How important is this to you? Orchestral players sometimes only have one measure to install or remove a mute. Secondly, sound quality. The goal of the mute is to lower the volume only, not dampen the good quality of your instrument. Regarding overall sound quality, the degree to which a mute "rattles" when not in use but still on the strings between the bridge and tailpiece is important as well. Third is aesthetics. Truth be told, many players consider the importance of overall look and feel, trying a variety of mutes to find out what works and looks best on their instrument. Fortunately, mutes are not too expensive, so this is a relatively low cost endeavor.

Warranty Info

1-Year Limited WarrantyThis item comes with SHAR's 1 year warranty covering defects of workmanship or materials. General wear and tear or mis-use are not covered. Non-transferable.

Media Return PolicyThese items are non-refundable unless defective. If defective, they must be returned within 30 days of purchase for same title replacement only. No refunds will be given.

If you have any questions about this product's warranty or to make a return, please contact our Customer Service Department at 800.793.4334 or email us at SHARserv@SHARmusic.com

Maximum muting and clearest tone. Ideal for practicing in apartments of late at night (especially for difficult passages!) Best quality chrome-plated machine brass.

What Should I Look For in a Mute?All string players should have at least one mute, and there are three important factors to consider. First and foremost, ease of use. How quickly can the mute be put in place or removed? How important is this to you? Orchestral players sometimes only have one measure to install or remove a mute. Secondly, sound quality. The goal of the mute is to lower the volume only, not dampen the good quality of your instrument. Regarding overall sound quality, the degree to which a mute "rattles" when not in use but still on the strings between the bridge and tailpiece is important as well. Third is aesthetics. Truth be told, many players consider the importance of overall look and feel, trying a variety of mutes to find out what works and looks best on their instrument. Fortunately, mutes are not too expensive, so this is a relatively low cost endeavor.

1-Year Limited WarrantyThis item comes with SHAR's 1 year warranty covering defects of workmanship or materials. General wear and tear or mis-use are not covered. Non-transferable.

Media Return PolicyThese items are non-refundable unless defective. If defective, they must be returned within 30 days of purchase for same title replacement only. No refunds will be given.

If you have any questions about this product's warranty or to make a return, please contact our Customer Service Department at 800.793.4334 or email us at SHARserv@SHARmusic.com

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Customer Reviews

Overall Rating

Based on 9 Reviews

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Anonymous
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From , ID

Reviewed On: 03/25/2015

BEST MUTE EVER

This mute is perfect! It quiets my loud violin down extremely well without ruining the tone like the rubber mutes. Other reviewers have expressed concern that it falls on their instrument and scratches it. As long as I tap it down firmly, I do not have any problem with that. I would definitely recommend this!

Reviewed On: 03/18/2015

BEST MUTE EVER!

This is the best mute I have ever tried! It mutes my loud violin extremely well, without making a nasal sound (like the rubber mutes) Some other reviewers have mentioned it falling off... I do not have that problem. Just make sure you aren't just balancing it on the bridge and it should be fine. I would highly recommend this mute!

Reviewed On: 02/18/2013

Heavy Mute

This mute is very effective. It is heavy and care has to be taken placing the mute onto the violin bridge. But, when it is in place there is nearly no sound being projected. However, there is enough sound for the player to hear what is being played.

Reviewed On: 07/31/2012

Great mute!

I am 100-percent pleased with this mute! I live in a senior-adult apartment building, so I have to make sure I don't disturb my neighbors with my practicing. This mute does such a great job that I am now able to practice anytime I want to. I no longer have to wait for neighbors to go out. Also, I have not experience any problems with the mute falling off the violin bridge.

Reviewed On: 08/09/2009

perfect practice mute!

If you need to practice quietly this is your mute! I have read other reviewers express concern that it will fall on the violin and damage it but, I place it gently in position and tap it down lightly, twice, with my index finger and I can turn it upside down and it stays securely in place. caution is suggested doing this, however, you may mar the bridge if you use too much force. Once in place it really calms your loud violin down.

Reviewed On: 11/22/2008

Excellent job of muting sound, excellent job of cr

If I had to recommend a practice mute, I would probably recommend this one. However, one should be cautioned when buying this mute: it sort of perches precariously on top of the bridge, instead of securely fastening to it.
It will work fine, as long as you keep your instrument level )hey, at least it has the added benefit of reminding you about proper posture!(. But Ive had a couple of scares where my extremely heavy mute fell extremely close to my toes.

Reviewed On: 02/20/2008

Functional, not quality

The mute works very well, when it wants to fit my violin. The mute doesn't seem to fit exactly right on my bridge which may/may not be normal. Although the mute actually mutes very well, it has scared me a couple of times when the vibrations from my instrument have actually caused it to vibrate off of my bridge and fall off; because it is so heavy it COULD have done serious damage to my instrument if it hadn't fallen the way it had. All this aside it does mute well. No one in my dorm can tell when I'm praciticing.

Reviewed On: 08/07/2007

Avoid the wrath of your neighbors

Metal practice mutes mute sound exponentially more than rubber. If you are auditioning and planning on warming up in your hotel room, this is your mute. If your neighbors' idea of a good time doesn't involve listening to you practice Kreutzer, this is your mute.